translated from Spanish: In 2021, gender parity must be sought and respected in elections: Monica Aralí Soto Fregoso

Cristian Ruiz
Morelia, Michoacán.- For Monica Aralí Soto Fregoso, judge of the Upper Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Judiciary of the Federation, 2021 will be a decisive year, as electoral bodies and political parties themselves must seek and do respect gender parity within the selection of candidates.
During the conversation “Conquests and challenges of women in the political life of our country”, held at the Municipal Palace of Morelia, she said that the role of women in Mexican politics is very important and now that gender parity is stipulated it is resp unreliability of electoral management bodies to verify that this is implemented.
In a personal capacity, she said she favors movements that empower women and serves to raise their voices to ask for a brake on violence and reported that federal electoral bodies will respect the decision that women workers decide whether or not to go to their posts next March 9.
She added that women are now living a turning point, both in the social and political spheres, and that should be reflected in the role they would play in the next democratic exercise to be held in various entities in the country.
Also present in the conversation were Yolanda Camacho Ochoa, president of the Electoral Tribunal of the State of Michoacán; Alma Bahena Villalobos, of the same instance, as well as the advisor of the National Electoral Institute, Jaime Rivera Velázquez.

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